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Allow me to mark the White House’s “Infrastructure Week” by declaring that there is no amount of money that can be spent to stop politicians from insisting the country suffers from “crumbling roads and bridges.”
Back in 2009, President Obama touted that the stimulus represente “the largest new investment in our nation’s infrastructure since Eisenhower!” which amounted to $105 billion.read more

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